NCDMB to Host 2026 Midstream, Downstream Stakeholders Summit

 The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to host the 2026 Oil & Gas Midstream & Downstream Stakeholders Summit. The event is scheduled to hold from May 19–20, 2026, at Four Points by Sheraton Lagos, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to Obinna Ezeobi, PhD,Genaral Manager, Corporate Communications Division of the Board, thesummit is designed to bring together key decision-makers,…

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National grid capacity to rises by 600MW

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says its newly constructed Ihovbor/Benin and Ihovbor/Ajaokuta 330kv transmission lines would add 600 megawatts to the national grid. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of TCN, Engr Sule Abdulaziz, disclosed this on Thursday at the official commissioning of the newly constructed 330kv line at Ihovbor, Benin City. Abdulaziz, who attributed…

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Lagos clarifies solar installation fee, says charge only applies to social housing estates

The Lagos state government says permits and administrative fees for solar power installations apply only to residents of its social housing estates — not to private homeowners or tenants across the state. The clarification follows a viral video showing officials of the Lagos state ministry of housing confronting a resident over solar panels installed on…

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Atta Predicts Merger of Operators, Outlines Funding Instruments for Projects

The Managing Director of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, Engr. Tony Attah has predicted that many indigenous oil and gas operators in Nigeria will within the next decade consolidate strategically and form consortiums to take advantage of emerging opportunities. He stated this when he made a presentation at the Nigerian Content Academy Lecture on Thursday,…

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Seven northern states face power outages for grid modernisation

Electricity consumers in Plateau, Gombe, Bauchi, Borno, Adamawa, Taraba and Yobe states are set to experience weeks of disrupted power supply as the Nigerian Independent System Operator announces a scheduled outage on the Jos–Gombe 330kV transmission line. In a public notice issued on Thursday, the Nigerian Independent System Operator said the outage would run from…

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NUPRC signs 3D seismic deal to de-risk Nigeria’s oil investments

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has signed a Petroleum Exploration Licence No. 5 agreement with SeaSeisGeophysical Limited, authorising the company, in partnership with the Commission and TGS, to undertake the acquisition and processing of new 3D seismic and gravity data. The three-year deal, signed at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, is expected…

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NCDMB Boss says Radisson Hotel, Yenagoa, is a top priority project to the Board

The Executive Secretary ofthe Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has expressed confidence that the five-star Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, would be completed and commissioned in December 2026, just as South Africa’s Edison Corporation, incorporating Radisson Hotels Group, assured of world-class services. Addressing visiting top executives…

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